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Christmas time a big deal in Budapest. December 6th is the day Saint Nick comes to make a visit to all the little children. My European friends say that they left a bag of goodies for their kids by their boots, as it’s part of their custom and tradition during Christmas. There is so much…

Black Friday shopping may have been a controversial moment in 2013, when many stores around the country decided to open their doors on Thanksgiving, now known as Gray Thursday. One would naturally conclude that consumers flocked to the stores for those big after Christmas sales too. While I didn’t really participate in those early morning…

When I was a little girl, I used to watch “A Charlie Brown Christmas,” on network TV. It was a ritual of ours to watch because 1) we didn’t have cable, and 2) it was one of the few cartoons shown during primetime during the holidays. But I don’t think I understood the main points…

Dear Readers, Merry Christmas! Although we didn’t have time to take a family photo, this is what we would have held up for our Christmas photo. =) We hope that you are spending quality time with your loved ones, laughing with your friends (new and/or old), maybe giving back to help others in your community, or…

We debated for about a second whether to take the plunge and buy a plastic tree for Christmas. But because our time here is short, we knew we could use our resources to make a more kid-friendly Christmas tree. If you have construction paper, you can make this easy and removable paper Christmas tree. I…

(If you enjoyed reading the post, “Santa Claus is from America,” then you are going enjoy this one.) Linus received a present at the last mommy playgroup when one of the fathers from the group dressed up as Santa. Linus was curious but not at all interested in receiving a present from the strange bearded man. …

Piano Man recently shared with me the story about Santa Claus. He said, “Santa Claus is from America and than he lives in a city somewhere in North America.” I gave him a quizzical look, and asked where he heard that. He said his music teacher told him the story about Santa Claus. “Hmmm….very interesting,”…